I concluded my important tasks of the day on 8th afternoon and I was longing for some sleep. As I rested on the bed closing my eyes, a while later, I slipped into subtle meditation with this vivid image of Shri Mahavatar Babaji emerging before my eyes. The picture had a very calming Prussian blue […]
Free will God created the law of free will and God also created the law of cause and effect. And He himself will not violate the law. God’s laws are exact and cannot be changed. We have the free will to obey them or disobey them. Obedience will bring harmony and disobedience will bring us […]
Bhagwad Gita chapter 2, verse 47 Karmanyevadhikaraste ma faleshu kadachana I Ma karmafalheturbhurma te sangoastvakarmani II Translation You certainly have the right for prescribed activities but never at any time in the yielding results. There should be no attachment in either performing your actions or the results of them. Interpretation The mind of the worldly […]
Once I had gone on a pilgrimage a few years ago in the Himalayan region. I have had the wonderful opportunity of sitting in silence in the cave of the great rishi Ved Vyas in a village called Mana near Badrinath. Sage Ved Vyas is the writer of Holy Bhagwat Gita, the brilliant book on […]
A message of peace and harmony Whatever inhuman acts and events that have been happening in the past so many years, the recently aggravated violence in the form of mass destruction, ghastly killings of innocent people by various radical outfits, political unrest all over the globe are absolutely against the nonnegotiable values of humanity. It […]
What is Kundalini Shakti? Kundalini Shakti is the procreation energy lying unused at the lower region of the body for very long. People who follow Tantra Yoga are those people who worship the feminine form of the Universal Force. They perceive the Universe as feminine energy and wish to have atma sakshat or God realization […]
Importance of Badrinath Temple. It is a shakti sthala Sri Badrinath temple, sometimes even called Badrinarayan temple, is situated along Alaknanda river and is nestled between two high mountains Nar and Narayan in the Himalayas. I have visited Sri Badrinath temple many times, the last time about six months ago. It is a temple dedicated […]
The predicament It was in 1998 I remember very explicitly that my serious search for God and answers for perplexing questions became a frenzied preoccupation when after spending more than fourteen years with a spiritual group, I still could not figure out how God was to be found. I would attend and listen to the lectures […]
In India, prayer and spiritual chanting is done on a rosary of Rudraksha by many people and Rudraksha bead is believed to be the tear drop of Lord Shiva, the destroyer of sins. The dedicated ones believe that Rudraksha grants them boons as it has been used since time unknown in assisting the sadhus, yogis, monks, […]
Types of foods Chapter 17 Bhagwat Geeta verses 8,9,10 Ayuhsatvabalaarogya sukhpritivivardhanah I Rasyah snigdhah sthirahridhya aaharah saatvikpriyah II Foods which promote longevity, intelligence, vigour, health, happiness and cheerfulness and which are sweet, bland, substantial and naturally agreeable are dear to the Saatvik type of men. Kattamalalavanatyushnateekshnarukshavidahina I Aahara rajasyeshta dukhshokaamyaprada II Foods which are bitter, […]
A visit to Pondicherry in the last week of October 2009 by me was highly beneficial. Apart from getting the opportunity of meditating in a place which is a spiritual dynamo, I was also able to write the next series of 4 articles titled ‘How to….?’ series. These articles are on enhancing one’s mind powers, […]
It is 2.20 a.m of 12th Oct, 2009. Last night, I completed my previous article after revising and editing it on how to make our mind firm and steady. I had to conclude the article so that I could go and spend some time in Pondicherry in meditation and reflection for reviewing my growth and […]
In the last article I had quoted 3 verses from Bhagwat Geeta and had also said that the essence and practice is the key to its learning and living this great scripture. ‘Practice what you preach’ came true in my life. There was a mild storm on the domestic front last week. I was cautious […]
Holy Bhagwat Geeta is a song divine, the nectar of God churned after the torrid war of Mahabharat fought at Kurukshetra millenniums ago in India. It is gift of God to humanity to find the path leading to self control, mind and body discipline, devotion and self- realization. It is an ocean of wisdom for […]